허허

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hʌ̹ɦʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [허허]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heoheo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heoheo
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏhŏ
Yale Romanization?	hehe

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	허허 (heoheo)
Yang-form	하하 (haha)

허허 • (heoheo)

1. (onomatopoeia, of an older person) ha-ha; while laughing

   할아버지께서는 허허 웃으셨다.

   harabeoji-kkeseo-neun heoheo useusyeotda.

   The grandfather laughed, "ha-ha".

2. (of an older person) alas; an expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval.

Usage notes

Like a number of ideophonic adverbs, 허허 (heoheo) can be used in isolation as an interjection.